Big fire in Leonardtown

[jazz lady]

Behind the firehouse.

Leonardtown, MD (1:35 p.m.) — Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department is responding to a commercial fire behind the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department. The building is well involved with multiple exposures.

Advisory: Avoid Lawrence Avenue in Leonardtown in the area of the firehouse due to building fire. Fire EMS and Police on scene. Road is Closed.

Leonardtown VFD responds to commercial fire behind Leonardtown VFD - The BayNet

Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department is responding to a commercial fire behind the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department.

www.thebaynet.com

A friend posted this pic on FB:

 

[officeguy]

That's a big fiar !

 

[David]

It says " commercial fire behind the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department," but from the photo it looks like the house on Lawrence Ave at the bottom right of the image above.

 

[jazz lady]

No, it is the old Dooley's furniture store. From LVFD's FB page:

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[vraiblonde]

Wow!

 

[jazz lady]

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It says " commercial fire behind the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department," but from the photo it looks like the house on Lawrence Ave at the bottom right of the image above.

In the picture above, it is the building in the lower left, directly beside Shepherd's Old Field Market. Another view from the back lot of the firehouse:

 

[luvmygdaughters]

Geez, just down the street from us.

 

[Chris0nllyn]

 

[homedepot20]

Geez, just down the street from us.

My Grandmother Elva Hooper used to live on Pope street before She died in 89 . Do you remember Her. Work as a ER nurse at old Hospital for 30 yrs

 

[stgislander]

At least they didn't have to go far to respond.

 

[mitzi]

Geez, just down the street from us.

Me too. I wonder how long that building has been vacant. I've been in Leonardtown for almost 15 years now and it's been vacant way before.

 

[luvmygdaughters]

My Grandmother Elva Hooper used to live on Pope street before She died in 89 . Do you remember Her. Work as a ER nurse at old Hospital for 30 yrs

I'm not sure. Didn't know a lot of the neighbors when we moved in about 15 years ago.

 

[luvmygdaughters]

Me too. I wonder how long that building has been vacant. I've been in Leonardtown for almost 15 years now and it's been vacant way before.

Same here. Its been a vacant building since we moved 15 years ago.

 

[luvmygdaughters]

Hmmm...residents on Lawrence Avenue, Pope St. and Barthelme were complaining, because patrons of the SOF Market were blocking driveways and streets. Now they have a nice size parking lot to use.

 

[Gilligan]

Hmmm...residents on Lawrence Avenue, Pope St. and Barthelme were complaining, because patrons of the SOF Market were blocking driveways and streets. Now they have a nice size parking lot to use.

Three retired businessmen were chatting while lying on the beach in Miami. When the conversation turned to how they retired and why, the first volunteered that he'd decided to call it quits after his furniture store burned to the ground. The second one nodded sympathetically and said he'd made the decision after his restaurant burned to the ground. The third, sharing their pain, said his hardware store had been completely wiped out by a flood. The first two looked at each other in surprise and uttered in unison " How tf do you start a flood??"

 

[jazz lady]

Hmmm...residents on Lawrence Avenue, Pope St. and Barthelme were complaining, because patrons of the SOF Market were blocking driveways and streets. Now they have a nice size parking lot to use.

I love SOF Market but the parking situation is pretty bad. I haven't seen anything official in the news, but read several posts on FB where people mentioned they heard an explosion around the time of the fire. Whether or not it caused by or was the result of that fire remains to be determined. Just very thankful no one was injured and no other buildings were involved. It was the old Dooley furniture warehouse and had been vacant for many years.

Leonardtown, MD- On July 1, 2019, at 1:25 p.m. a neighbor discovered a fire at the Dooley’s Furniture store located on Duke Street in Leonardtown, MD.

This building is located behind the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department. Units from the Leonardtown VFD, Mechanicsville VFD, Bay District VFD, and Hollywood VFD responded. The blaze took approximately 45 minutes to gain control of.

The Office of the State Fire Marshal was called in to investigate. The Preliminary report states the fire started in the rear of the building, however, the cause is yet to be determined. there was no loss of life or injuries reported with the incident.

The Fire Marshal estimates the losses to be $200,000.00 (structure) and $15,000.00( contents). The building is listed as completely destroyed.

Leonardtown building fire remains under investigation - The Southern Maryland Chronicle

By: David M. Higgins II Leonardtown, MD- On July 1, 2019, at 1:25 p.m. a neighbor discovered a fire at the Dooley’s Furniture store located on Duke Street in Leonardtown, MD. This building is located behind the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department. Units from the Leonardtown VFD, Mechanicsville...

www.southernmarylandchronicle.com

 

[officeguy]

Three retired businessmen farmers were chatting while lying on the beach in Miami. When ................" How tf do you start a flood??" "I know how to start lightning, but how do you make it hail??"

Another popular version of this.

 

[luvmygdaughters]

I like the SOF Market too. Fortunately, I live close enough, I can walk to it. But, I have seen people blocking private driveways and streets. Honestly, with the pub and the market, parking is very limited in Leonardtown. They need to run a shuttle service from the wharf to Leonardtown Proper.

 

[kwillia]

I like the SOF Market too. Fortunately, I live close enough, I can walk to it. But, I have seen people blocking private driveways and streets. Honestly, with the pub and the market, parking is very limited in Leonardtown. They need to run a shuttle service from the wharf to Leonardtown Proper.

Isn't there still a ton of parking just behind Leonardtown square new Tudor Hall?

 

[officeguy]

I like the SOF Market too. Fortunately, I live close enough, I can walk to it. But, I have seen people blocking private driveways and streets. Honestly, with the pub and the market, parking is very limited in Leonardtown. They need to run a shuttle service from the wharf to Leonardtown Proper.

Nobody would use it.

I dont think there is a time limit on parking in the square, so it gets taken up by people who go to work for the day. Make the parking on the square something reasonable like 90 minutes or two hours so it is available for the patrons of the businesses around the square.